Granny's gone and done it again

[Wishing4Wings]

I didnt know about the snow either. Maybe Wishing told me and I had just forgot.

We don't get snow in my part of CA, but they get lots up in mountains. That's how we survive in this state... snowmelt and reservoirs.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

We don't get snow in my part of CA, but they get lots up in mountains. That's how we survive in this state... snowmelt and reservoirs.

How ? Because it cools it off ?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I have to go to town today. Out of dog food.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

How ? Because it cools it off ?

Whole lot of people in this state live in desert areas. Not enough water naturally there to support the huge populations in and around Los Angeles and all of the productive farmland in the central valley does not get any rain during growing season. Water is a valuable commodity in CA. There are canals for moving massive amounts of water south where it's needed and reservoir systems to collect water during the winter rains. As the summer passes, the reservoirs get lower and lower, but get replenished as the snow in the mountains melts and helps the reservoirs last until it rains again. There is ground water too, that is pumped out in massive amounts, but they are taking a huge chance doing that. Water tables are getting lower and lower and we don't know what will happen if we end up with huge empty voids deep under the ground. Some municipal wells are thousands of feet deep and pumping ancient waters. Unknown if those will be refilled naturally or what the effects of emptying them will be. And then we are having droughts...
It's kind of a mess.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I have to go to town today. Out of dog food.

Do you feel well enough to do that? Take Robert for the heavy lifting!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

on the phone

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Do you feel well enough to do that? Take Robert for the heavy lifting!

ya he will have to go.I cant lift those 50 lb bags

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Whole lot of people in this state live in desert areas. Not enough water naturally there to support the huge populations in and around Los Angeles and all of the productive farmland in the central valley does not get any rain during growing season. Water is a valuable commodity in CA. There are canals for moving massive amounts of water south where it's needed and reservoir systems to collect water during the winter rains. As the summer passes, the reservoirs get lower and lower, but get replenished as the snow in the mountains melts and helps the reservoirs last until it rains again. There is ground water too, that is pumped out in massive amounts, but they are taking a huge chance doing that. Water tables are getting lower and lower and we don't know what will happen if we end up with huge empty voids deep under the ground. Some municipal wells are thousands of feet deep and pumping ancient waters. Unknown if those will be refilled naturally or what the effects of emptying them will be. And then we are having droughts...
It's kind of a mess.

Do you buy bottled water for drinking ?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

No. We have a well... good water. It gets replenished from winter rains. Shared with one neighbor. We have run out of water a couple of times, but that was because their kids forgot and left sprinklers running all day or something like that. Kids are all grown and we haven't had any problems since.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I knew this. sigh... My mind aint all here today.